Eaton Corp. v. Quillen

OPINION

FONES, Chief Justice.

Employer appeals from an award of fifty (50%) percent permanent partial disability to the right hand, asserting that the disability sustained by employee is limited to the middle and index fingers.

Employee, Quillen, was moving a heavy die cast machine on a buggy when a wheel on the buggy dropped into a hole on the floor .causing the machine to shift against the edge of the buggy, mashing the fingers on his right hand.

Dr. Gallivan, an orthopedic surgeon, was the attending physician and testified for the employer. The accident essentially amputated the second finger…